Accommodate if the schedule allows
If you have an opening, then I don’t see a problem with booking the gig.
However, it’s I find it incredibly disrespectful that they’re calling me last minute
There’s a ton of new added stress so the following is going to happen:
Charge a Rush-fee
Price sensitivity
Cobb Value Curve
Cash up front.
You have no rapport, you have no trust built up.
You will screw yourself if you do this wedding without 100% upfront cash.
YOU WILL DO NOTHING UNTIL THAT MONEY IS CLEARED AND ON THE WAY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
Your time is valuable
If you’re not available, find a trusted freelancer or recommend a friend
Be careful when referring to your friend.
Good friends don’t send over shitty referrals.
I’ve had plenty of folks send me crap referrals with a paragraph-long forewarning about how bad the client is.
If they’re that bad, then please don’t send them my way
Politely Decline
The client is clearly going to be a handful and cause you unnecessary stress.
If this is how they treat you during the production process, then how do you expect post-production will go? Do you think they’ll be on time with their notes and sending you the final payment?
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